The arrival of Christmas can be a great occasion to stimulate the imagination of the smallest of the house and, at the same time, to understand the true values of these family parties. It is a good time to read with children simple and simple stories that explain the different traditions of Christmas.
We selected the best Christmas stories recommended by ages for family reading, drinking a chocolate by the tree or at bedtime. A memory for life.
Christmas stories for children from 0 to 3 years old
Hi little boy: It's Christmas!
Author: Carine fontaine
Editorial: Santillana Loqueleo
Age: 0-3 years
The series of books for the smallest of the house 'Hello little one' aims to bring the concept of Christmas to young children who still do not know how to read, through a striking album of illustrations.
Therefore, it is perfect that at the time of his story you teach him to identify prints as typical as the tree, reindeer or gifts.
AdvertisingPrice: 5.65 euros in El Corte Inglés
Mickey Mouse. Christmas tales
Author: Various
Editorial: Disney books
Age: For all ages
A collection of classic stories for the whole family to be infected by the Christmas spirit of Mickey and his friends.
Your children will discover the true meaning of Christmas with Scrooge, they will find the best tree with Donald Duck, they will help Mickey to choose the ideal gift for Minnie and they will even make a Christmas wish with Jaimito, Jorgito and Juanito.
Price: 15.15 euros on Amazon
Christmas stories for children from 3 to 6 years old
The first Christmas book
Author: Rufito Bonavista. Illustrator: Laurence Jammes
Editorial: Saint Paul
Age: 3-6 years
With sturdy cardboard pages, it includes the story of the history of the first Christmas, from the arrival of Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem until the adoration of the shepherds and the Magi.
But in addition, children can display an original book-stage to compose their own portal of Bethlehem, incorporating around José, María and El Niño Jesús the die-cut figures of the Magi, the shepherds and the animals present in the first Christmas, and even play with them, moving them like in a small theater.
Price: 5.65 euros on Amazon
Snow Dreams
Author: Eric Carle
Editorial: Kokinos
Age: + 4 years
With ingredients as simple as a farmer, five animals, a tree and a snowy dream, the author invents a spectacular Christmas gift.
A book with transparencies, surprise button, lights and music. To celebrate these family parties!
Price: 15.20 euros on Amazon
Merry Christmas, Peppa!
Author: various
Editorial: Beascoa
Age: + 4 years
Designed for children who start reading, it contains simple vocabulary and a very visual interior, as well as an entertaining story of one of their favorite characters: Peppa Pig.
It's Christmas Eve and Peppa looks forward to Santa's arrival. What gift will you bring? Later, she and George make a great snowman and coat him with a scarf and gloves so he doesn't get cold.
Price: 7.54 euros on Amazon
Christmas
Author: Anna Canyelles Illustrator: Roser Calafell
Editorial: The gallery
Age: 3-6 years
The perfect short story with which to begin our Christmas readings to understand what will happen in the next few days and why.
Daniel and Paula are nervous ... of course, Christmas parties begin! It will be a non-stop of beautiful things: Christmas Eve, Christmas, the innocent, New Year's Eve, the New Year's Eve bells and the Kings.
And lunches, dinners, polvorones, nougat and gifts. And the Christmas carols, and the nativity scene and the Christmas tree ... What beautiful days ... and how much work!
Price: 5.65 euros, on Amazon
Mr. Viladomat's Christmas tree
Author: Robert barry
Editorial: Corymb
Age: 5-7 years
This classic Christmas story by Robert Barry, first published in 1963, is the first time it is published in full color and will reach the hearts of readers.
Read this story to your children to discover how forest animals celebrate Christmas, when one day a truck arrived with a special shipment: the Christmas tree. It was large and leafy, of a very striking green. It was the most immense tree he had ever seen. And that was precisely the problem.
It was so big that it didn't fit in the living room, so he asked his butler, Bartolo, to cut off the tip. And what happened to the piece you cut?
Price: 13.30 euros on Amazon
The letter for Santa Claus
Author and illustrator: Fran Bravo
Editorial: Createspace Independent Pub
Age: + 3 years
As every year, Santa Claus read and wrote down the wishes of all the letters the children had sent him. But one year, oh no! A letter remained unopened.
You will love the 16 pen illustrations that tell this Christmas story with an unexpected ending. Music, narration and interaction complete this adventure of one of the most endearing contemporary characters.
Price: 9.38 euros on Amazon
The three wise men
Author: Meritxell Martí Ipolisher: Xavier Salomó Fisa
Editorial: Combel
Age: 3 to 6 years
Dare to delve into the latest pop-up scenario of a popular classic: the tradition of the Magi.
It is a way to bring it closer to the little ones, through a modern and synthetic vision, with which they can play when they are awake.
Price: 12.25 euros in El Corte Inglés
'The Christmas reindeer'
Author: Nicola Killen
Editorial: Blok B editions
Age: + 4 years
Few animals are more Christmas than Santa's reindeer. The unmistakable sound of their bells suggests that something wonderful is about to happen.
As in the case of Lucia, the protagonist of this endearing story that meets a magical reindeer that has been flying in an incredible Christmas adventure.
Price: 11.40 euros on Amazon
Fermin and the Magi
Author: Antonio Vicente and Carmen Queralt.
Editorial: Narwhal
Age: 5-6 years
Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar are kings as magicians as the ones who do the most, but they cannot always bring everything they ask to Fermin and that is sometimes a problem. An endearing story that will make the little ones in the house not only think about the material aspect of Christmas.
This is a book for all kinds of kings: rich and poor, loved and feared, lost and found, and for all types of Fermines: impatient or lazy, moderate or insatiable. A book that talks about the things we want and what happens when we get them, and even what happens when we can't have them.
It is especially suitable for children who cannot have everything and for kings who cannot bring it. Therefore, Fermín not only asks for toys, but also such special things as spending more time with his mother or that his little brother cries less.
Price: 14.25 euros on Amazon
Christmas tales
Author: Various
Editorial: Disney
Age: 3-6 years
160 pages where you will find six Christmas stories full of adventure and fun with the Disney characters of yesterday and today. Your children will be able to share Lightning McQueen on their first day in the snow, they will help Winnie the Pooh hang up socks for Santa Claus, they will discover how Mike saved Christmas and much more.
Price: 12.30 euros in El Corte Inglés
The little Christmas star
Author: Pedro Pablo Sacristán
Editorial: Edaf
Age: + 3 years
Sometimes, it doesn't matter so much the size of things and feelings as the strength and perseverance with which you struggle to achieve dreams.
This is the story of a little star who receives the important task of lighting Christmas. Through this charming adventure and its beautiful illustrations, children will discover that playing humility, joy and generosity can overcome even the greatest adversity.
Price: 17.10 euros in El Corte Inglés
When Matías wanted to pee on Kings night
Author: Chema Heras Illustrator: Kiko Dasilva
Editorial: Kalakandra
Age: + 3 years
"The Kings do not leave toys to children who are awake", his father warned him. "Then I go to bed right now"said Matthias.
But in the middle of the night, Matías woke up eager to pee ...
It is an atypical Christmas story with very expressive illustrations, which shows the particular vision of a child about that special event. The narrative, full of ingenuity and humor, reveals the ingenuity and, at the same time, the complexity of children's imagination.
Price: 12.35 euros on Amazon
In Babies and more "How the Grinch stole Christmas!": Reviewing the true meaning of ChristmasOlivia receives Christmas
Author: Ian Falconer
Editorial: Fund of Economic Culture
Age: + 5 years
It's Christmas Eve and Olivia is very excited - there are so many things to do: put the tree and decorate it, help her mother prepare dinner, wrap gifts, sing Christmas carols ...
So, no matter how exhausted she is, Olivia can't rest because there is something that worries her and keeps her restless: What time is Santa going to arrive?
Price: 13.30 euros on Amazon
Charles Dickens Christmas stories for children
Author: Charles Dickens Illustrator: Elena Iaurussi
Editorial: Gribaudo
Age: 3-6 years
Charles Dickens not only wrote 'Christmas Song', but a total of six short novels dedicated to this date that celebrates affection and altruism, and also distills a strong criticism of the society of his time.
This adaptation takes up the adaptation of Walt Disney that transformed A 'Christmas Carol' into the Christmas story par excellence, and applies the same criteria to the rest of the stories to offer, thus, an affordable set for the youngest.
Price: 12.25 euros, on Amazon
In Babies and moreMore than 100 short stories to tell children at bedtimeChristmas and the Magi
Author: Lorena Marin Illustrator: Marifé González
Editorial: Susaeta
Age: + 5 years
It's Christmas, and Javi and Natalia spend the afternoon with their grandfather, who tells them the story of the Magi, the star of Bethlehem, Herod and even the page Carbonilla, who is the one who leaves coal to the children who have misbehaved .
The brothers write their letter to the Kings and look forward to the arrival of the gifts they have asked for. Have your wishes been fulfilled?
Price: 7.55 euros, on Amazon
In Babies and more Twelve essential books about Christmas for childrenChristmas stories for children 6 to 9 years old
Beware of the fur, the Great Bzot arrives!
Author: Geronimo Stilton
Editorial: Child & Youth Destination
Age: + 7 years
Geronimo has not yet found a gift for his nephew Benjamin. The search for the perfect gift will lead him to face his most fearsome enemies, saber-toothed tigers, and will be about to finish stewed and served with lentil garnish.
But it will also make new and surprising friendships. And, at the Fiesta del Gran Bzot, everyone is better ... even the felines!
Price: 11.35 euros, in El Corte Inglés
In Babies and more27 Christmas movies from Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime and Movistar to watch as a familyChristmas stories
Author: Astrid Lindgren
Editorial: Ingedicions
Age: 6-10 years
It is a collection of tales of the voluminous work of Astrid Lindgren, author of the famous character Pipi Longstocking.
These are ten stories about children who celebrate Christmas and transport us at this time of the year to a family life whose protagonists participate actively and fun in the preparation of these parties.
Reading these stories it is easy to live and share the warmth of the muddles full of innocence and humanity of children.
Price: 19 euros on Amazon
How the Grinch stole Christmas!
Author: Dr. Seuss
Editorial: Random House Childrens Books
Age: 5-8 years
Like the mistletoe branch, the candy cane and the carols, the Grinch is also synonymous with Christmas and an ideal gift for children and adults.
This tender story about the true spirit of Christmas will undoubtedly touch even the toughest and smallest hearts.
Dr. Seuss turns reading into a fun and ideal activity to share between parents and children. The combination of rhymes and the unique mix of rhythm and repetition facilitate learning and the recognition of new words.
Price: 14.75 euros on Amazon
The magical night of the elves
Author: Geronimo Stilton, graduated in Ratology ** Editorial: ** Child & Youth Destination
Age: + 7 years
This is how Gerónimo Stilton says this adventure:
It was already dark and I was still in the office working with Tea and Trampita. Until Bifo and Bifa broke into the newsroom, two friendly elves who filled everything with magic and led us to the North Pole!
A fantastic journey that allowed us to meet Santa Claus and discover - the entire Stilton family - the importance of the Christmas spirit.
Price: 8.50 euros in El Corte Inglés
Nutcracker and the king of mice
Author: Ernest Theodor Amadeus Hoffman Illustrator Maite Gurrutxaga
Editorial: Nordic Books
Age: 6-9 years
The story begins when the young Marie Stahlbaum receives as a gift on Christmas night a doll, Nutcracker, which comes alive after defeating the Mouse King with whom she had waged a hard battle.
After all this, he will travel to a magical kingdom populated by dolls with his owner. Chaikovsky and the choreographers Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, based on an adaptation entitled "The Nutcracker Tale" written by Alejandro Dumas, turned this story into the ballet The Nutcracker, perhaps, one of the most popular of all ballets.
Price: 21.37 euros on Amazon
The queen of the snow
Author: Hans Christian Andersen Illustrator Oscar T. Pérez
Editorial: Anaya children and youth
Age: 6-9 years
Gerda and Kay are very friends, they love each other as brothers. They are neighbors and love to play together. One winter day, while the snowflakes form figures as they fall on the window pane, Kay's grandmother tells them about the snow queen, beautiful and white.
That same night, while Kay watches the snow fall, a large snowflake perches on the window, transforming into the snow queen. From that moment Kay is not the same again, until one day she disappears in a sleigh driven by the queen herself. It will be then when Gerda starts looking for him, tireless, but it will not be so easy to find him.
Price: 15.20 euros on Amazon
The first afternoon after Christmas
Author: Marta Rivera de la Cruz Illustrator Rafa Vivas
Editorial: Anaya children and youth
Age: 6-11 years
A story of adventure and mystery, which was made with the Anaya Children's Prize.
The first day after Christmas, Marta and Nacho receive a surprise: they will go to Aunt Melinda's house, which they have never seen. Marta knows that she keeps a great secret, then, hidden behind the sofa, she heard a strange conversation between her grandmother and her mother, and wants to discover it.
When they arrive at Melinda's house, the clocks stop and the adventure begins: wishes fulfilled, mysterious doors, fantastic characters and a key.
Price: 9.40 euros, on Amazon
It's Christmas, Stilton
Author: Geronimo Stilton
Editorial: Child & Youth Destination
Age: + 7 years
Everything seemed ready for Christmas dinner with my family. Instead, poor of me, what an amazing Christmas Eve I expected! I picked up hundreds of thousands of chocolate cheeses, a trailer crushed my tail, and my house caught fire.
But how many rodents helped me! Yes, at Christmas we all feel better. How beautiful it would be if the same thing happened all year long!
Price: 8.50 euros in El Corte Inglés
Christmas stories for children over 9 years old
Everything is possible at Christmas
Author: Vanessa Gonzalez Villar
Editorial: Independently published
Age: + 13 years
Have you ever wondered what would happen if someone gave you an advent calendar with twenty four Christmas purposes and you had to fulfill all of them? Maybe your life would change, maybe you would believe again that the wishes are fulfilled, maybe, just maybe, you would discover that everything is possible at Christmas.
Pablo, a sarcastic and introverted publicist. Gabriela, a cheerful and eccentric psychologist. Julia, a very smart and friendly girl. Together they will open that calendar hoping to fulfill their wishes. Will they come true? A novel full of love and much hope. Feel the magic of Christmas again.
Price: 9.88 euros on Amazon
Christmas days: stories and recipes
Author: Jeanette Winterson
Editorial: Lumen
Age: + 11 years
Book of the year 2018 according to 'The Sunday Telegraph' and one of the best books of the year according to 'The New York Times'.
For years Jeanette Winterson has written a story every Christmas: stories full of ghosts and icicles, sleds and mistletoe, but with that dose of irony and reflection that only she is capable of transmitting.
On Christmas Days twelve of them meet: stories to be read aloud, as a family, in front of the fire in the fireplace, and that accompany beautiful illustrations and festive very personal recipes.
The boy who saved Christmas
Author: Matt Haig and Chris Mold
Editorial: Child & Youth Destination
Age: + 9 years
Nicolás was a boy who had no gifts at Christmas, and although he lived very humbly, he was happy. Until his father decided to take a long trip to get a reward and get out of poverty.
Engaged in reuniting with his father, Nicolás crosses forests and snowy mountains on a fascinating journey that will take him to the land of the Elves. There you will meet amazing characters and live adventures that will challenge your imagination, to finally understand what the magic of Christmas is and how to save it.
Price: 14.21 euros on Amazon
Auggie Wren's Christmas Tale
Author: Paul Auster
Editorial: Booket
Age: + 12 years
One day, Paul Auster is commissioned by the New York Times to write a Christmas story. Overwhelmed by the task ("What did I know about Christmas?", He wonders), he decides that the narration he writes will flee the common sensibility that permeates that hibernation.
In search of inspiration, he goes for a walk and goes to the tobacconist in Brooklyn run by his friend Auggie Wren, a peculiar photographer who portrays, daily, the same corner of the neighborhood and the passage of time. It will be he who offers the author this peculiar story, which begins with the casual discovery of a lost portfolio, and which was the seed of the script for the movie 'Smoke'.
Price: 12.30 euros in El Corte Inglés
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